Table A2.

Summary of training loads in the two exercise groups (McArdle and wild‐type) during the endurance exercise training programme

	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4	Week 5	Week 6	Week 7	Week 8
Training load variable	(5 sessions)	(5 sessions)	(5 sessions)	(5 sessions)	(5 sessions)	(5 sessions)	(5 sessions)	(3 sessions)
Intensity (%)*	55	56	61	56	59	65	66	62
	(50, 60)	(50, 60)	(55, 65)	(50, 70)	(50, 65)	(55, 70)	(55, 75)	(50, 75)
Treadmill inclination (%)	0%	3	9	9	13	14	14	12
		(0, 5)	(5, 15)	(5, 15)	(10, 15)	(10, 15)	(10, 15)	(5, 15)
Session duration (min)	32	35	41	40	43	44	45	40
	(30, 35)	(30, 40)	(35, 45)	(40, 40)	(35, 50)	(35, 50)	(40, 50)	(30, 50)
Distance/session (McArdle, m)	227	264	328	337	341	372	389	396
	(207, 255)	(219, 305)	(292, 364)	(324, 362)	(280, 386)	(349, 412)	(261, 462)	(219, 455)
Distance/session (wild‐type, m)	303	339	423	432	440	446	463	468
	(277, 344)	(283, 392)	(371, 473)	(385, 447)	(355, 492)	(434, 471)	(383, 481)	(411, 493)

Data are mean and range (min, max) for the core part of all the sessions within each week. ^*Determined as percentage of the velocity reached at the end of the maximal performance test performed at the start of the study (abbreviated as V _max in the text). Of note, training loads decreased in the two days of the 8th week (Wednesday and Thursday) that preceded the final performance test (Friday).